A historic hotel dining room that works as an event venue in San Francisco, California, for up to 60 seated guests or 100 at a buffet. The room sits inside a historic boutique hotel, with period details, high ceilings and plenty of natural light.
Hosts use it as a private event space for dinners, baby showers, engagement parties, fundraisers, seminars and team gatherings. It also suits companies looking for a corporate event venue with character, with hotel guest rooms on site for anyone traveling in for the day. The historic building and its antique furnishings do much of the decorating on their own, so hosts rarely need more than flowers and table settings.
What the Space Offers
- Use of the restaurant dining
A historic hotel dining room that works as an event venue in San Francisco, California, for up to 60 seated guests or 100 at a buffet. The room sits inside a historic boutique hotel, with period details, high ceilings and plenty of natural light.
Hosts use it as a private event space for dinners, baby showers, engagement parties, fundraisers, seminars and team gatherings. It also suits companies looking for a corporate event venue with character, with hotel guest rooms on site for anyone traveling in for the day. The historic building and its antique furnishings do much of the decorating on their own, so hosts rarely need more than flowers and table settings.
What the Space Offers
- Use of the restaurant dining room, about 1,200 square feet, for the booked hours
- Layouts for seated dining, a buffet line or classroom rows
- A portable dance floor
- Limited A/V equipment
- Free WiFi throughout the hotel
- Accessible facilities and a 24 hour front desk
How the Venue Rental Works
The booking covers the room by the hour, with a three hour minimum. Food and drinks are separate from the room. The hotel holds a full liquor license and offers catering options and beverage packages for purchase from its full-service kitchen and bar, and outside caterers are also welcome. That gives hosts a choice: keep everything in house, or bring in a caterer and pair the food with drinks poured by the hotel.
How Many People Can Join?
The dining room seats about 60 guests at tables and holds up to 100 for a buffet, depending on the setup and layout. For training sessions and talks, classroom rows fit about 40 guests. Long banquet tables can run down the length of the room for a family style dinner, and smaller tables along the tufted banquettes work for a shower or a lunch with several groups. A buffet layout opens the floor for mingling and leaves space for the portable dance floor.
When the Room Is Available
Sunday and Monday offer the most flexibility. The restaurant kitchen is closed on those days, so events can run at various times throughout the day, and food for a Sunday or Monday event comes from an outside caterer. Drinks for those days are arranged with the hotel when it confirms the booking. From Tuesday to Saturday the restaurant serves dinner from 5 PM to 10 PM, so private events and classes on those days are scheduled outside dinner service, when no earlier event holds the date. Daytime gatherings, lunches and afternoon workshops are the natural fit from Tuesday to Saturday.
The Lounge and the Hotel
Off the lobby sits the hotel's cocktail lounge. It serves cocktails and bar bites from Tuesday to Saturday, 5 PM to 11 PM, which gives guests an easy place to continue the conversation after a daytime event. If an event runs into lounge hours, the lounge stays open to the public unless the host also rents the bar area. Victorian style guest rooms in the same building give out of town guests, speakers or family members a place to stay steps from the event, and the front desk is staffed around the clock.
Good Fit For
- Holiday parties and team lunches
- Networking mixers with a buffet and drinks from the hotel bar
- Workshops, seminars and presentations in classroom rows
- Baby showers and brunches with a gift table
- Offsite retreats and planning days for teams
- Milestone dinners for family and friends
Can We Bring Our Own Caterer?
Yes. Outside catering is allowed, so hosts can bring a caterer they already know. The kitchen itself is not available to guests or outside caterers, so food should arrive ready to serve. Outside alcohol is not allowed, since drinks are poured by the hotel under its own license.
Can We Host a Class Here?
The hotel is open to many kinds of classes and private events, such as talks, training sessions and small group workshops. Paint-night classes are not hosted because of the extra cleaning they need.
Planning Notes
Parking is nearby, so guests arriving by car should allow a few extra minutes. A cleaning deposit may be required depending on the event. Bookings run three hours or longer.
How to Book
Pick a date and guest count on this page to see the price for your group, then send a request to book. The hotel team reviews the request against the restaurant schedule and confirms the details of your event.
